Status Quo

       Often, we are told what to do, what to enjoy, and who to like.  And often, we listen.  We are given expectations to follow; how to act, dress, what to eat, and follow those expectations.  We often live the life we are told to live.  We live the status quo life--we choose to live the status quo life, because it is easier than taking risks and pursuing adventure.

      We are knocked down to the bottom of the rusty chain, struggling to climb back up.  We fell behind multiple people try to get back up.

       We do the things we are told because we are scared of what might happen if we do not listen.  We fear the consequences of not following someone's rule.  We fear the ridicule that might come if we try to be an inch different than other people.
 (I, for one, enjoy being different and expressive.  It shows the personality that you have.)
       We object ourselves to the rules and ways of others'  lives.  We live in a world in which we follow the biggest group we can find; following everything, saying everything they do.  The order that is set for us, we are expected to follow.
     

Monkey, see.  Monkey, do.

   
      But what if you don't want to be another monkey?  What if you want to be a lion?  Someone who takes charge of their own life.  Of their own personality.
      Life can be quick if you aren't living it right, I believe.  The life you want to live should not matter to anyone else.  The way you live your life is up to you, and only you.  It shouldn't matter what others think.  They have their own life to live, why should they be worrying about how you live yours?

      A word of advice: don't live the status quo life.  Don't let others try to dictate the way you want to spend the long years of your life.  Take charge.  Be different.  Don't be the monkey, be the lion.